Where is the Line Drawn Between Humans and Pets?

You see it especially with hollywood. They have started the trend by dressing their pooches in clothing that resembles their own or that of an offspring they might have. Their pets have sweaters with matching hats and booties. They are carried in fashionable carrying cases or pocketbooks that allow them to be seen, adored and traveled. They are bought collars that cost more than what most pay for their mortgages and groomed better than a lot of people groom themselves.

Just recently Mariah Carey was shot with one of her animal children wearing a full ensemble that included a coat with a fur trimmed hood. I’m sure the trim was made of the finest fake fur stuff out there. The dog looked as if it were in absolute heaven from the great care and life it was receiving. He must have been a peasant in his last life. It doesn’t leave much room to wonder why there would be no room for a man or other children in the same picture.

On the Hogan reality show there was a recent episode I watched where Hogan’s wife Linda decided she would add a nice little chimp to her already too many dogs to count collection. Of course chimps are about as human as you can get. It had to wear a diaper, be fed with a “ba-ba”, entertained and loved just as a human baby would be. It had to be separated from the dogs in order for it to not suffer from any anxiety, confusion or upset. All of the dogs were put outside while the nice new chimp got to enjoy all of the love, affection and roaming of the mansion. In the end, the need for “a baby in the house” was outweighed by the lack of time, effort and energy that needed to be given for it’s care. There were many tears, but in the end Linda’s “momma days” were ultimately over.

There are luxury pet resorts and hotels with pampering poochy service. They are treated to five star doggie meals and exercise regimens. You can take your loved one to get their picture made or even maybe have them stuffed in order to keep them by your fireplace forever. The list of things to do with and for your child, excuse me…pet, are endless when you have too much time or money on your hands. I will say however they are definitely less expensive than an actual human. They still don’t take the same time, attention and care. The don’t talk back and are always happy to see you, even if you didn’t take them on trips to Disneyland or you and their daddy split. I suppose if more people got a furry creature in order to fulfill their need to love and to be loved rather than having a hairless one, it would decrease the population, as much need for lawyers or extra bedrooms.